VEMU

05/19/2026

🎭 FREE Live Comedy at Doors Open TO !

Join us May 23 at Tartu College (10 AM–5 PM) for a day of laughter, culture, and connection 🌍✨

UPDATE❗️Featuring Olga Loitsenko 🇪🇪/🇨🇦, 🇺🇦/🇨🇦, and with 2 hilarious shows and a panel discussion:
🕚 11 AM – Second Language Comedy (show)
🕐 1 PM – Healing with Laughter (panel)
🕒 3 PM – Second Language Comedy (show)

Plus: the powerful Unissued Diplomas exhibit 💙💛

Open to ALL—come laugh, learn, and connect!

More info: vemu.ca

05/14/2026

Lindau Sisters aka Lindau õed rose to stardom in the Estonian diaspora in Canada in the 70's and 80's. They were quickly performing all over North America, anywhere estos were gathering culminating with a tour in across Estonia in 1994. Hear how they got started with their musical journey. 🎶
And come back for part 2 to find out what it was like growing up as a performing family ansamble and how much sibling fighting was involved.

05/13/2026

Make sure to register for our 14th annual fundraising dinner by this Friday, May 15th here! 👉🏼 https://www.vemu.ca/event/14-vemu-tuluohtu-hoiame-oma-aja-lugu-miks-on-vemu-just-praegu-oluline/

You'll be supporting the largest Estonian-themed collections outside of Estonia and our large-scale renovation of the archives.

📷 Peeter Põldre

05/13/2026

Olga Loitsenko , the latest guest on EstoCast, is on a mission. Well, a number of them actually, if you count hunting for coffee and employment, but above all she’s working to climb her way up as a comedian here in Canada. And the stakes are high, as this snippet of the new episode indicates.

In advance of her performances at VEMU Estonian Museum Canada on Saturday May 23rd (part of Doors Open Toronto), listen to the show to hear about:

😁 How her study of linguistics opened her up to many more potential misunderstandings

😁 Her observations of Australians versus Canadians

😁 Her reluctance to cross-country ski

😁 and much more!

🎧 Tune into EstoCast on your favourite streaming platform or here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1973176/episodes/19163917 🎧

Happy listening!

05/11/2026

05/11/2026

🎭 Laugh, reflect, connect — all in one place.

Join us for FREE Live Comedy at Doors Open Toronto on May 23 at Tartu College (3 Madison Ave.)! Featuring Olga Loitsenko (EE/CA) and Alex Kotsyk (UA/CA), this powerful program explores the Estonian language and how humour helps process the realities of war — with 3 free shows at 11 AM, 1 PM & 3 PM.

Here's what we're planning:

👉11:00 AM – “Learn Estonian with Olga”: an interactive comedy experience where Toronto comedians tackle Estonian with the hopes of making everybody laugh and learning some new vocabulary
👉1:00 PM – “Healing with Laughter”: a panel discussion exploring how comedy can help process trauma and build resilience with special guest Alex Kotsyk, who will share the stories of Ukrainians and how his improv and stand-up lessons have helped the Ukrainian community process and live with the war trauma
👉3:00 PM – Stand-up Comedy Set: a high-energy showcase of sharp wit, linguistic ability and cultural storytelling where Toronto comedians will show off their Estonian knowledge and comedy skills

Plus: experience Unissued Diplomas, a moving exhibit honouring Ukrainian students lost in the war. Come for the laughs, stay for the meaning ❤️

More info: https://www.vemu.ca/event/visit-vemu-with-doors-open-toronto-free-live-comedy-featuring-olga-loitsenko-and-alex-kotsyk/

Presented with City of Toronto

05/08/2026

VEMU töölised ning sõbrad-abilised on kõvasti ja usinalt tööd teinud arhiivi pakkimisega viimastel nädalatel, valmistades ette arhiivi suurejooneliseks remondiks.

Varsti on meie 14. tuluõhtu juba käes, piletit ostes toetate suurimaid eesti ainelisi kogusid väljaspool Eestit ning ka arhiivi remonti. Toetage meid! Rohkem infot ja piletid 👉🏼 https://www.vemu.ca/event/14-vemu-tuluohtu-hoiame-oma-aja-lugu-miks-on-vemu-just-praegu-oluline/